{"id":2403,"date":"2025-08-11T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strategies-marines.fr\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:32:48","slug":"west-med","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategies-marines.fr\/en\/2025\/08\/11\/west-med\/","title":{"rendered":"WestMed: Western Mediterranean blue economy assistance facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b79sqr-66e9dd1358980aecde26defdb528e139\">\n.avia-section.av-b79sqr-66e9dd1358980aecde26defdb528e139{\nbackground-color:#a1c5b1;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-b79sqr-66e9dd1358980aecde26defdb528e139 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2403'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9o479f-d4480bc53d9d7ec276bb7e4588feac24\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-9o479f-d4480bc53d9d7ec276bb7e4588feac24 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9o479f-d4480bc53d9d7ec276bb7e4588feac24'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&gt; PROJECTS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-747qbn-36decf71e6a644ea1ac2c6f6c8186c52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-747qbn-36decf71e6a644ea1ac2c6f6c8186c52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-747qbn-36decf71e6a644ea1ac2c6f6c8186c52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-leo5vkz1-7547d2a5965eaa019f37ce253e51ddf7\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-leo5vkz1-7547d2a5965eaa019f37ce253e51ddf7 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-leo5vkz1-7547d2a5965eaa019f37ce253e51ddf7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">West-MED<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6br7lv-9b0f256e2240b27f75f619687efa6e29\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6br7lv-9b0f256e2240b27f75f619687efa6e29{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6br7lv-9b0f256e2240b27f75f619687efa6e29 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-leo5ux35-e3e99ba06134b150a24ff934e25bc89a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-leo5ux35-e3e99ba06134b150a24ff934e25bc89a .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-leo5ux35-e3e99ba06134b150a24ff934e25bc89a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Assistance mechanism for the blue economy in the Western Mediterranean<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4a98z7-eccfb509ec88e20e933bfded1f167dd3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4a98z7-eccfb509ec88e20e933bfded1f167dd3{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4a98z7-eccfb509ec88e20e933bfded1f167dd3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-leo5v995-b78dc7145eba94aa5a229ea0eb3472a0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-leo5v995-b78dc7145eba94aa5a229ea0eb3472a0 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-leo5v995-b78dc7145eba94aa5a229ea0eb3472a0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2015 - Ongoing<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1va17n-39613b4d04e6f9c09cb3cc010800495b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1va17n-39613b4d04e6f9c09cb3cc010800495b{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1va17n-39613b4d04e6f9c09cb3cc010800495b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2403'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1hukz-652ab72ec129d3374bddb4daf696aba1 sc-av_one_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-1hukz-652ab72ec129d3374bddb4daf696aba1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ledzcob8-5907235f02e9362780c44d9316bb4b50\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ledzcob8-5907235f02e9362780c44d9316bb4b50 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ledzcob8-5907235f02e9362780c44d9316bb4b50 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ledzcob8-5907235f02e9362780c44d9316bb4b50 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4261 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4261 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strategies-marines.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/westmed.png?fit=581%2C361&ssl=1\" alt='' title=''  height=\"361\" width=\"581\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strategies-marines.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/westmed.png?w=581&amp;ssl=1 581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/strategies-marines.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/westmed.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-leo71raw-03a3b94596606fc229a8d9a42eb510e5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-leo71raw-03a3b94596606fc229a8d9a42eb510e5{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-leo71raw-03a3b94596606fc229a8d9a42eb510e5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ledzdu31-90b0e67b1a7c3806dd88ce8a6aaf7aed\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ledzdu31-90b0e67b1a7c3806dd88ce8a6aaf7aed .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#01464c;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ledzdu31-90b0e67b1a7c3806dd88ce8a6aaf7aed'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Client:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>European Commission (CINEA and DG-MARE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Partners :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ecorys - Mediterranean Sea Cluster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Website :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westmed-initiative.ec.europa.eu\">https:\/\/westmed-initiative.ec.europa.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xc277-c2380392c04736848246597e3ba63fb0\">\n.flex_column.av-2xc277-c2380392c04736848246597e3ba63fb0{\npadding:0% 0% 0% 0%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2xc277-c2380392c04736848246597e3ba63fb0 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ledzeoi4-ed0348a5bdb84d13f8699c7390074e02\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ledzeoi4-ed0348a5bdb84d13f8699c7390074e02 .avia_textblock{\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ledzeoi4-ed0348a5bdb84d13f8699c7390074e02'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The WESTMED assistance mechanism supports the implementation of the Western Mediterranean Maritime Strategy and the development of an action plan to implement this strategy.<\/p>\n<p>SML was involved in the feasibility study that led to its establishment in 2017. 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